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SMART PROSTHETICS:
TEACHING THE BODY WITH TECHNOLOGY
by
Haley S. Poland
A Thesis Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
MASTER OF ARTS
(PRINT JOURNALISM)
May 2007
Copyright 2007 Haley S. Poland
Object Description
| Title | Smart prosthetics: teaching the body with technology |
| Author | Poland, Haley S. |
| Author email | hpoland@usc.edu |
| Degree | Master of Arts |
| Document type | Thesis |
| Degree program | Journalism (Print Journalism) |
| School | Annenberg School for Communication |
| Date defended/completed | 2007-04-02 |
| Date submitted | 2007 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 2007-04-19 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Kotler, Jon |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Cole, K.C. Gutierrez, Felix Frank |
| Abstract | In recent years, neuroscientists and biomedical engineers together have made great strides in patching once-impassible gaps in the nervous system's electrical matrix with neural prostheses. Cutting-edge neural or "smart" prostheses are nothing like the past generation of prostheses, which sit mute and lifeless next to the body's natural systems. Smart prostheses actually speak the electrical language of the body, and can help train or retrain the nervous system by taking advantage of the neuroplasticity of the brain and nervous system. The human body can integrate neuroprosthetic technology to enable remarkable recovery from deafness, blindness, and paralysis, among other conditions. This article discusses the cochlear implant, retinal implant, functional electrical stimulation devices and the cortical implant known as BrainGate. Rather than feeling more machine-like as they integrate their bodies with technology, neural prosthesis users often describe feeling more human and more confident of their place in the human world. |
| Keyword | technology; implant; prosthesis; technology; plasticity; biomedical |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m419 |
| Rights | Poland, Haley S. |
| Repository name | Libraries, University of Southern California |
| Repository address | Los Angeles, California |
| Repository email | http://www.usc.edu/isd/libraries/services/ask_a_librarian/email/ |
| Filename | etd-Poland-20070419 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume51/etd-Poland-20070419.pdf |
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| Full text | SMART PROSTHETICS: TEACHING THE BODY WITH TECHNOLOGY by Haley S. Poland A Thesis Presented to the FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree MASTER OF ARTS (PRINT JOURNALISM) May 2007 Copyright 2007 Haley S. Poland |
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